diff --git a/v3/pkg/application/dialogs.go b/v3/pkg/application/dialogs.go
index bd54059f3..1cfc01b71 100644
--- a/v3/pkg/application/dialogs.go
+++ b/v3/pkg/application/dialogs.go
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ func (d *OpenFileDialogStruct) PromptForSingleSelection() (string, error) {
 	if err == nil {
 		result = <-selections
 	}
+	close(selections)
 
 	return result, err
 }
diff --git a/v3/pkg/application/dialogs_linux.go b/v3/pkg/application/dialogs_linux.go
index be480d176..4d0e53743 100644
--- a/v3/pkg/application/dialogs_linux.go
+++ b/v3/pkg/application/dialogs_linux.go
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@ func (a *linuxApp) showAboutDialog(title string, message string, icon []byte) {
 	about.SetTitle(title).
 		SetMessage(message).
 		SetIcon(icon)
-	runQuestionDialog(
-		pointer(parent),
-		about,
-	)
+	InvokeAsync(func() {
+		runQuestionDialog(
+			pointer(parent),
+			about,
+		)
+	})
 }
 
 type linuxDialog struct {
@@ -28,13 +30,15 @@ func (m *linuxDialog) show() {
 		parent, _ = window.(*WebviewWindow).NativeWindowHandle()
 	}
 
-	response := runQuestionDialog(pointer(parent), m.dialog)
-	if response >= 0 && response < len(m.dialog.Buttons) {
-		button := m.dialog.Buttons[response]
-		if button.Callback != nil {
-			go button.Callback()
+	InvokeAsync(func() {
+		response := runQuestionDialog(pointer(parent), m.dialog)
+		if response >= 0 && response < len(m.dialog.Buttons) {
+			button := m.dialog.Buttons[response]
+			if button.Callback != nil {
+				go button.Callback()
+			}
 		}
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 func newDialogImpl(d *MessageDialog) *linuxDialog {
diff --git a/v3/pkg/application/linux_cgo.go b/v3/pkg/application/linux_cgo.go
index 07b50144b..f92b47c88 100644
--- a/v3/pkg/application/linux_cgo.go
+++ b/v3/pkg/application/linux_cgo.go
@@ -1556,8 +1556,8 @@ func runChooserDialog(window pointer, allowMultiple, createFolders, showHidden b
 	selections := make(chan string)
 	// run this on the gtk thread
 	InvokeAsync(func() {
+		response := C.gtk_dialog_run((*C.GtkDialog)(fc))
 		go func() {
-			response := C.gtk_dialog_run((*C.GtkDialog)(fc))
 			if response == C.GTK_RESPONSE_ACCEPT {
 				filenames := C.gtk_file_chooser_get_filenames((*C.GtkFileChooser)(fc))
 				iter := filenames
@@ -1570,16 +1570,21 @@ func runChooserDialog(window pointer, allowMultiple, createFolders, showHidden b
 					}
 					count++
 				}
-				close(selections)
-				C.gtk_widget_destroy((*C.GtkWidget)(unsafe.Pointer(fc)))
 			}
 		}()
 	})
+	C.gtk_widget_destroy((*C.GtkWidget)(unsafe.Pointer(fc)))
 	return selections, nil
 }
 
 func runOpenFileDialog(dialog *OpenFileDialogStruct) (chan string, error) {
-	const GtkFileChooserActionOpen = C.GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_OPEN
+	var action int
+
+	if dialog.canChooseDirectories {
+		action = C.GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_SELECT_FOLDER
+	} else {
+		action = C.GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_OPEN
+	}
 
 	window := nilPointer
 	if dialog.window != nil {
@@ -1598,7 +1603,7 @@ func runOpenFileDialog(dialog *OpenFileDialogStruct) (chan string, error) {
 		dialog.showHiddenFiles,
 		dialog.directory,
 		dialog.title,
-		GtkFileChooserActionOpen,
+		action,
 		buttonText,
 		dialog.filters)
 }
diff --git a/v3/pkg/application/linux_purego.go b/v3/pkg/application/linux_purego.go
index 5c58ae578..1b94ba6e5 100644
--- a/v3/pkg/application/linux_purego.go
+++ b/v3/pkg/application/linux_purego.go
@@ -1084,6 +1084,15 @@ func runChooserDialog(window pointer, allowMultiple, createFolders, showHidden b
 // dialog related
 func runOpenFileDialog(dialog *OpenFileDialogStruct) ([]string, error) {
 	const GtkFileChooserActionOpen = 0
+	const GtkFileChooserActionSelectFolder = 2
+
+	var action int
+
+	if dialog.canChooseDirectories {
+		action = GtkFileChooserActionSelectFolder
+	} else {
+		action = GtkFileChooserActionOpen
+	}
 
 	window := pointer(0)
 	if dialog.window != nil {